Coming out of Washington as a 29th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, it was well-known that San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray would need to learn the position. As a one-and-done freshman with exciting size and athleticism to match, Murray made the All-Pac-12 Second Team and the All-Freshman Team as a lanky guard from Seattle, WA.
We’ve known that Dejounte’s transition from prospect to true point guard would take some time. He averaged 7.6 assists per 100 possessions as a rookie—a rate that dropped by 0.9 as a sophomore and emerging starter.